3 things about Sam

1. His favourite film is Rocky 4. He considers the car scene to be the greatest film montage ever (with the best song to go with it).

2. Sam has a keen interest in horse racing and harbours an ambition to own his own racehorse one day. He is yet to think of a name (suggestions welcome).

3. Away from Punch, Sam owns and runs an online community that has received over 2 million impressions and 27,000 followers on twitter!

3 things about Alex

1. He once played cricket at the Kensington Oval in Barbados.

2. Alex loves Kanye West and Jay Z. Watch The Throne Tour was the best concert he’s ever seen.

3. He can down a pint in three seconds.

Ffion

Digital Designer

Welsh Rugby fan Ffion has a lot of love for live music, comedy and stop-motion films. Not forgetting her honours degree in Graphic Design and Illustration, of course…

3 things about Ffion

1. Ffion owns an impressive number of knitted jumpers. 32, to be precise.

2. With her standard Nando’s order being a sharing platter – to herself – she has a massive appetite.

3. At the tender age of 6, Ffion went gully bashing (Google it) up Afon Ysgethin, earning the nickname ‘Fearless’ from her Dad.

Rob

Account Director

Full-time marketing buff Rob may be busy, but he always finds time for Derby FC, festivals & his (freakin’ adorable) cats.

3 things about Rob

1. Rob has been to at least one music festival a year for the past decade.

2. Rob used to be fairly good at snowboarding, now he’s really not.

3. Rob has played guitar since the age of 10 and he’s still pretty terrible.

Allison

Senior Account Manager

Irish lass Allison studied for her PR and New Media MA in Cork before heading to Cambridge as a Community and Account Manager and then on to the bright lights of our London office.

3 things about Allison

1. Allison reckons she is highly likely to survive a zombie apocalypse.

2. Seasoned punter Allison has sailed the River Cam too many times to count.

3. Allison was at the recording studio for #BandAid30 in 2014 and can confirm that Seal is really good at giving hugs.

Emily

Account Director

Travel lover Emily is in her element when tasked with the near-impossible – and when kicking back with a glass of red. With six years’ experience in project management within a creative agency, she’s always up for a challenge…

3 things about Emily

1. Despite being terrified of heights, Emily’s taken off on a soaring zipline and nested in one of the world’s tallest treehouses.

2. She’s a big fan of a good colouring book sesh.

3. Early on in her project management career, Emily once had to buy a yellow canary for a photoshoot, then return it for a refund the next day. She still wonders about him…

3 things about Ffion

1. Ffion owns an impressive number of knitted jumpers. 32, to be precise.

2. With her standard Nando’s order being a sharing platter – to herself – she has a massive appetite.

3. At the tender age of 6, Ffion went gully bashing (Google it) up Afon Ysgethin, earning the nickname ‘Fearless’ from her Dad.

3 things about Rob

1. Rob has been to at least one music festival a year for the past decade.

2. Rob used to be fairly good at snowboarding, now he’s really not.

3. Rob has played guitar since the age of 10 and he’s still pretty terrible.

3 things about Allison

1. Allison reckons she is highly likely to survive a zombie apocalypse.

2. Seasoned punter Allison has sailed the River Cam too many times to count.

3. Allison was at the recording studio for #BandAid30 in 2014 and can confirm that Seal is really good at giving hugs.

3 things about Emily

1. Despite being terrified of heights, Emily’s taken off on a soaring zipline and nested in one of the world’s tallest treehouses.

2. She’s a big fan of a good colouring book sesh.

3. Early on in her project management career, Emily once had to buy a yellow canary for a photoshoot, then return it for a refund the next day. She still wonders about him…

Alex S

Account Director

As head of the SEO team, Alex develops & oversees search strategies while waxing eloquent on the glories of food.

3 things about Alex

1. Alex once met the late Sir Bobby Robson. Sir Bobby drew him a diagram of Kieron Dyer’s leg, explaining why he was always injured.

Nicole

Studio Planning & Operations Executive

3 things about Nicole

1. With seven tattoos (and counting) Nicole loves getting inked. Lyrics to one of Luther Vandross’s best hits can be found on her left leg.

2. A loyal Arsenal supporter, Nicole will always have a place in her heart for Highbury, her Dad’s hometown.

3. As our resident maths whiz, Nicole began to study mathematics at uni, with a plan to one day teach it. However, she soon realised that children are far too annoying…

Barbara

Account Director

Barbara is a content strategist with a hybrid background across editorial, digital and creative. After calling cities like Berlin, Vienna and Budapest her home, she’s recently started an exciting new chapter in London.

3 things about Barbara

1. Barbara started her career working for the United Nations.

2. A start-up nerd, Barbara was starstruck when meeting the founders of Airbnb, Evernote and Y Combinator.

3. A huge fan of bands like Spice Girls and Blink 182, Barbara’s music taste hasn’t changed much since the early 2000s.

Ollie

Digital Designer

Ollie is a long-suffering Ipswich Town fan with an honours degree in Graphic Design and Illustration.

3 things about Ollie

1. Ollie is all about football, from watching Ipswich (probably lose) or playing for his local side.

2. A Netflix binge watcher, he argues there’s no such thing as ‘just one episode’.

3. He once got locked in a self-cleaning public toilet in France and got….well, cleaned.

Nicky

Account Director

Horse racing fan Nicky is a History graduate with a passion for photography, writing and drawing.

3 things about Nicky

1. Nicky has visited every racecourse in Britain (62 in total)

2. Despite being a big animal lover, Nicky has been bitten by a rhino and an otter

Dan

Digital Designer

With a degree in Games Art from De Montfort University, sportsman Dan likes to spend his downtime playing hockey, drawing and enjoying a refreshing pint of Doombar.

3 things about Dan

1. Dan is an avid sportsman and feels most content when running around a sports field.

2. He will also beat you at Super Mario Smash Bros.

3. Dan would be a foodie, if he didn’t have a plethora of allergies. So, please do not touch him if you’ve just eaten cheesy Wotsits… Or at all.

Phil

Account Executive

Phil graduated with an MA in Advertising and is now stepping up into the world of accounts. You can find Phil behind a drum kit, or surfing when he’s not at work.

3 things about Phil

1. Phil attempts to surf as often as possible (which sometimes proves tricky in the Midlands).

2. He once led a group of 25 people to Morocco and back. Somehow, everything went fine.

3. Phil previously worked at a live music venue, rubbing shoulders with Blondie, The Kooks and Pete Doherty to name a few.

Nico

Account Director

With a background in fashion and lifestyle marketing, Nico loves getting lost in a beautiful Instagram feed and a well written blog. She has a penchant for travelling and exploring new cities (without Google Maps).

3 things about Nico

1. Nico is half Colombian and half Scottish.

2. She loves to boulder and has seen every episode of Red Bull’s Reel Rock (several times).

3. Nico lived in Alaska, and once got chased by moose.

Chris

Account Manager

Globe-trotter Chris loves exploring the world and talking everything football. He joined the Punch account team straight after graduating from Liverpool Uni with a BA in Marketing.

Kate

Account Director

Kate has five years’ account management experience within a creative agency. When she isn’t globetrotting, she can be found taking country walks, or cheering on Liverpool FC from her sofa…with a curry and a G&T, of course.

3 things about Kate

1. In 2017, Kate eloped to Las Vegas to get married.

2. When living in Australia, she was bitten by an unidentified spider and suffered a numb arm for three days!

3. A bit of a literature geek, Kate named her dog after Mr Bingley from Pride and Prejudice.

3 things about Kate

1. In 2017, Kate eloped to Las Vegas to get married.

2. When living in Australia, she was bitten by an unidentified spider and suffered a numb arm for three days!

3. A bit of a literature geek, Kate named her dog after Mr Bingley from Pride and Prejudice.

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Working at Punch is intense, fascinating, hectic, fast-paced, energetic, sporadically hilarious, ambitious, and always rewarding. Everyone here is eager for a challenge and stubbornly addicted to producing high-quality work within tight deadlines.

We recognise that staying ahead of constantly changing fields and maintaining our rapid growth means recruiting the very best talent the industry has to offer. In the last 12 months alone, we’ve been lucky enough to attract some of the most dynamic, raw, forward-thinking creatives around – from copywriters, photographers, illustrators and graphic designers, to videographers, senior editors and creative directors.